In more general code-related news, Stephen Withington has out together a big list of Java Servlet equivalents to CGI scoped variables – so instead of CGI.PATH_INFO for example, you can use getPageContext().getRequest().getPathInfo(). The comments on the post explain a little about why you might find the Java Servlet alternatives more useful.

Michael Sprague has released a beta of CFjqAjax, a library of custom tags to replicate ColdFusion 8’s Ajax UI controls CFGRID, CFWINDOW, and CFTOOLTIP with jQuery equivalents. This is great news, not only for people who prefer to work with the jQuery JavaScript than ExtJS or YUI… but also for those using alternative CFML engines like Railo and Open BlueDragon.

Okey dokes kids, that’s all for now. Got a tip? Email kay at smoljak dot com, leave a comment or tag at delicious.com with for:kay.smoljak. Til next time…